What Was the Perceived Fundamental Conflict Between Darwin's and Mendel's

question 49

Multiple Choice

What was the perceived fundamental conflict between Darwin's and Mendel's theories?

• A) Darwin was a scientist while Mendel was a monk.
• B) Mendel's experiments were unbiased, while Darwin set out to prove evolution by natural selection.
• C) Mendel's experiments were based on simple traits while Darwin's evidence was based on complex characteristics.
• D) Mendel's theory was based on experimentation while Darwin's was based on observation.

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